Irrigation-plow.



`J. B. CRANE. IRRIGATION ILow.

APPLICATION FILED .IULY 6, 1917- :l 49271 Patented Nov. 2, 19H1.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

- `IIIII IIIIIIII www Il llw ATTORNEYS '1, B. CRANE.

mmAnoN new lahned Nov. 2T, mi?.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- APPLICATION FILED 1ULY.6. 1911.

WIT/158858 W (y -f lvl lo @Z55 to; om may comme@ f Be "Wn that L non Cie-Ann? a itisen o ine 'nitefl States one; e, resident Ellensl te; lin the county of iittites and o eshington, have invented new and We" i .,tion'llows,

following; is e sneeilicetion.

My inve en ie en impi'ovenient in irrigetion plo enel hes foi' olejeet to proviele @plow oi the chaieotei specified', ee- Vgieeielly aented i'o forming; irrigation litelies, wl" ein the plow is supported for -tljnstinent vertically to pieyiele for difeent depths of ditches, Whetein mechisni is piovifle'. in connection with the f. ow lot smoothing the ground on each side d tlitcli enel. pieventingj elocls :incl the lie *leoni :telling` into the ditch., enel Whenetlie plow is so arranged that one or three itclies loe simultaneously plowed, as

loe 'flesiie lin the leanings z Figure l is e ne'fspective View of the inn pioyecl plow, looking from the reet;

and 5 ere sections on the lines' {2f-2 enel 5245, i'espeetiyely o llig. It eeen View looking in the direction of 'the eiiows ajeeent the line; v Y

llfig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of 2, looking in the clirectiono" the eiews scljecent the line; 4

Fig. is e perspective View of one ot the ennilieiy plows; j

Fig. 5 is e seetion on the line 5--5 of 3, looking in the iieeon et the e-ifio'we iacent to the line;

Flex S is perspeeti ing; from tetti' :incl het const-fn@tieno ln ni'eeent ein-heel tion, Suitable supporting" 'l 'ptoyifleth nnen which :le mounted en enle- 2, l one jenineleol on the encls el? 'l ligne l is connectetl with the l 'he tongue is besteed against the loj inelineflhiaces 5,

' 6 is joni'neleel on the ifeinei enel itt hes its eentrol noiftion oiteet g Wille i lili . .L ing the le in ejusteii position, :incl the l ot the nloW- s eoi'ineetetl with the shaft ifteimeoliete tl- Epeeilieetion Letteis Patent.

i to the ipplieetion filed. July 6. 19t?. Eieiial 178,913/

traine. i plee7 l2 is seeurefl to heeni, just below the axle, and it will loe evident that by 'moving the lever in the proper direction the plow may be adjusted 'to vizi-y the depth o'f the cut.

Bets l me journeled on the axle et me side et the plow, and the lower ends ot th here eie connected by :i lsnhstentially l shaped member 14. Plates l are pivoted to the 1oziis 13, and the seid lpletes extend rem'- Warclly in (liiferging relation, as shown in Figs. l and 3. The rear emls of these plates l5 are connected by a 1'odl5., the said noel holding1 them in `epaeed relation and links l? are connected to the rods by bracket plates 18 at one end of the links, encl the other enols of the links are connected to :i ver 19 pivotecl on the traine and lievi latch mechanism 20 coperating with toothed segment 2l on the frame to hold t leve in adjusted position. By Ineens of lei-Jet' the 'feat' ends of the plates l5 may lise i'eisetl :intl lowered. Siem-pers 2Q one ee-v eni'eil to the plates le nein? their i` L i "l oe noti eil from esi Ngs. l end that these scmpeis are euri-Jeri such that the auxiliai'y plows S23 one :spacefl ontwetdly just outside ot the Wheels each side of the freine. These eXtension plates @l are secured to the plates 15 loy ineens oi holte incl nuts 25, incl the depth 'of the ont of the saicl auxiliary plows may he adiustecl by the level' '19.

A. seat 26 is ari'zingefl et the rem* enel of the treme, in convenient position with ibespect to the levers 8 and 19, and when desiiefl, herren teeth may be connected with the "plates l5.7 as shown in Fig'. l rlhe seine bolts ond nuts that are used te connect extension platee 24 to the plates l5 are motie Tese of to eonnect the hernow teeth 27 traine consisting of the plete l5 enel reel lo,

ln opeiation, the impi'oved plow if; cli'ewn L K u by means of the lever 8. The plow 12 throws the soil out on each side, and the Scrapers or levelers 22 move this soil back from the edge of the ditch, leveling the said edge and pre-l venting the formation of high banks. In some soils the ditches may be nearer together than in others, tions are suitable, the auxiliary plows 23 may be attached, the said plows being used to form additional ditches at each side of the ditch formed by the plow 12.

When it is not desired to form additional ditches, but to level and rake the soil at each side of the ditch farther out than can be done by the Scrapers or levelers 22, the harrow teeth 27 are attached.

I claim:

l. A plow comprising a wheel supported frame, a plow beam pivoted at the front of the frame and carrying the plow at its rear end, means on the frame for raising and lowering the plow, platessupported from the frame and diver-ging rearwardly, the said plates being upon opposite sides of the plow, and scraper or leveler blades secured to the plates in rear of the plow, said blades being curved and arranged with their concave faces outward, auxiliary plows having means for permitting them to be connected with the rear ends of the plates, and means on the frame for raising and lowering the rear ends of the plates.

2. A'plow comprising a wheel supported frame',.a plow beam pivoted at the front of the frame and' carrying the plow at its rear end, means on the frame for raising and lowering the plow, plates supported from thc frame and diverging rearwardly, said plates being upon opposite sides of the plow, scraper and leveler blades secured to the plates in rear of the plow, said blades being curved and arranged with their concave and when the condifaces outward, and means on the frame for raising and lowering the rear ends of the plates. v

3. A plow comprising a wheel supported frame, a plow beam pivoted at the front of the frame and carrying the plow at its rear end, means on the frame for raising and lowering the plow, plates supported from the frame and diverging rearwardly, said plates being upon opposite sides of the plow, and scraper or leveler blades secured to the plates in rear of the plow.

4. A plow comprising a wheel supported frame, a plowy beam pivoted at the front of the frame and carrying the plow at its rear end, means on the frame for raising and low- Y ering the plow, plates supported from the frame and diverging rearwardly, said plates being upon opposite sides of the plow, scraper or leveler blades secured to the plates in the rear of the plow, and teeth carried by the frame behind and at the outer sides of the leveler blades.

5. A plow comprising a wheel supported frame, a plow beam pivoted at the ront of the frame and carrying the plow at its rear end, means on the lowering the iplow, plates supported 'from the frame an diverging rearwardly, said plates being upon opposite sides of the plow, scraper and leveler blades secured to the plates in the rear of the plow, said blades being curved and arranged with their conframe for raising and cave faces outward, means on the frame for the rear ends of the f 

